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Major Nikon

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2. That's the some of the same reasons I started carbonating at home
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 09:53 AM
Dec 2012

Even cheap carbonated water adds up when you're drinking it every day and buying larger sizes doesn't help because the more times you open the bottle, the flatter it gets.

Making root beer and ginger ale is quite cheap and I was carbonating with yeast before I bought my tank. As far as flavored soda goes, that's about all I do and not very often for those. Coke is one thing I haven't been able to reproduce cheaply. It's not a big deal, but my wife enjoys a coke every now and then. I did find a place that sells flavoring that is supposed to taste just like coke, but I figured out the cost of making it and realized I could buy it for about the same price. I've been thinking about getting some just so I can make it on demand with real sugar when my wife wants one.

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Carbonating beverages [View all] Major Nikon Dec 2012 OP
My refill for the 60L costs me $16.12 including tax hobbit709 Dec 2012 #1
That's the some of the same reasons I started carbonating at home Major Nikon Dec 2012 #2
i have two 5# tanks NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #3
Nice setup Major Nikon Dec 2012 #4
sadly a pantry isn't an option here NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #5
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